By Archibong Jeremiah Members of the Nigeria Union of Campus Journalists, NUCJ University of Calabar chapter have bestowed the Award of Excellence on the Vice Chancellor of the School, Professor James Epoke, Editor-In-Chief of CrossRiverWatch, Mr. Agba Jalingo, Weekend Editor, Nigerian Chronicle, Mrs. Florence Oluohu. The honor was given to the trio during the handing
By Monday Ogar A religious clash was averted in the University of Calabar yesterday, as members of the Muslim Student’s Society of Nigeria, MSSN were holding their annual Muslim week celebration as part of the 2014/2015 academic session student’s week in Malabor square. The event which holds annually in the school is organized by the
By Monday Ogar/Raymond Ekemini The University of Calabar has commenced her 39th Students Week with the theme ‘Unity in Diversity’. The theme according to the Students’ Union Government Vice-President Comrade Akpan Inemesit Solomon who is also the chairman of the students week planning committee, was chosen because it dwells on Nigeria’s existence as a nation,
By Raymond Ekemini Last week, it was an eyesore seeing the SUG Executives of the University of Calabar, led by the President, Comrade Ajang Emmanuel going round various departments to disrupt classes and lectures all through the institution. One of such incidence was at the Medical Laboratory Science department, where the final year students had
By crossriverwatch admin In what is obviously a preparatory measure to a full blown strike, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Cross River State University of Technology, CRUTECH Chapter Congress have just adopted a motion of “NO PAY NO WORK” until salaries are paid. This means lecturers in the school are withdrawing
By Raymond Ekemini Female students of the University of Calabar are lamenting the proximity of the newly constructed telecommunication mast to their hostel. The new mast is said to be constructed by mobile phone giant, MTN and will serves the University of Calabar and beyond. Some of the students who expressed their concerns about the
By Raymond Ekemini As part of the activities to celebrate the 2014 christmas, the student union government of the University of Calabar has hosted the first ever christmas party. The event held at the Malabor square and drew all the students of the university present to the party. Declaring the event open, the SUG President,
By Jonathan Ugbal An unidentified man escaped death yesterday after been subjected to bouts of electric shock at Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH. The man who was contacted by undisclosed staff resident in the institutions staff quarters to scale the electric pole and effect repairs following the blackout experienced in the past two weeks